----- Editorial Attack On A Library By Students : Take Action Against Them A major Bangla daily has reported about attack of some persons of Chatra League ( Student League ) on a mobile library ( a library which is on a transport and moves from place to place to provide books for reading to common people without charge ) of Isami bank Foundation , a major social service organization, probably the biggest in the private sector.The news reads in part as followsQuote Chatra league workers of Alia Madrasah have attaked the mobile library of Islami Bank Foundation..Police , without taking action against them have sent the librarian of the mobile library to jail..The police has seized all books of the mobile library.DC of Police has said that as there is a comtroversy we have resorted to legal course.Sources have informes that the mobile library started opearating after its inauguaration on 15th February.The chief guest of the operation ceremony was Justice Abdur Rouf, former Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.After inauguration the two mobile libraries are going from place to place and providing books and making members of those who want to read .In this process, on Monday, one mobile library went near Alia Madrasah area where some undisciplined workers of Chatra League ( student group connected with ruling government ) attacked the library .They ransacked the library, forcefully took the driver, helper and librarian to inside the Alia Madrasah hall ( students dormitory) and beat them Unquote The report also said that police came and instead of taking action the attacking student , took the driver, helper of the transport and librarian to Lalbagh police station .DC of the police said that they have some confusion , so they have decided to send the books to court. We feel that the whole thing has been mis-handled by the police.Why they did not arrest the attacking Chatra League workers? They clearly found that the place of occurance is near the Alia Madrasah and they found the three persons of the library in a hostage-likecondion in a hall of that institution. It is un-imaginable that they have sent librarian of a very small mobile library to custody .We are perturbed over the incident.Police apparently acted in a partisan manner because the attackers are from students League. We ask the government and higher police authorities and take action against the student attackers and the over-zealous police functionaries. The government should ensure that the police does not act in a partisan manner and not be cowed down by the people connected with the present regime.
